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AMD hopes Barcelona demos whet IT's appetite

June 5, 2007 The quad-core server chip won't appear until later this year, but AMD's trying to show potential customers the chips are up and running. TAGS: Barcelona, quad-core, AMD Opteron, AMD, power management, server, information technology

AMD shows sunny side of Barcelona

May 21, 2007 Sure enough, quad-core chips are more powerful than dual-core chips. But it only counts if they are available to buy. TAGS: Barcelona, quad-core, AMD Opteron, AMD, dual-core processor, benchmarking, Intel Xeon, dual-core, Intel, server

AMD's Barcelona not a savior, yet

September 10, 2007 After a delay, Barcelona is here, but is it the clear winner AMD promised it would be? That's uncertain. TAGS: Barcelona, AMD Opteron, quad-core, AMD, high-performance, power consumption, server, workstation, category, Intel

AMD goes quad-core with Phenom

May 14, 2007 Later this year, chipmaker will introduce new desktop processors with four cores and a new brand as it tries to recapture its lost momentum.Photo: Powered by AMD's Phenom TAGS: quad-core, Barcelona, AMD, dual-core processor, AMD Athlon 64, Intel, manufacturing, dual-core, AMD Athlon, brand, server

AMD: Go to 'Barcelona' over 'Clovertown'

January 23, 2007 Chipmaker predicts that its quad-core chip will outperform Intel's by 40 percent when it ships later this year. TAGS: Barcelona, quad-core, Intel Xeon, Mercury Research, AMD, AMD Opteron, Intel, chip company, dual-core, pricing, server

AMD's quad-core 'Barcelona' coming in August

June 29, 2007 Faster models will arrive in the fourth quarter; first servers using the chips are due in September. TAGS: quad-core, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, Barcelona, AMD, dual-core, power consumption, multi-core, frequency, Intel, manufacturing, workstation, server, PC

AMD: Barcelona based on customer input

July 6, 2007 Feedback on power consumption and ability to upgrade was key to the design of the quad-core processor, says chipmaker. TAGS: Barcelona, quad-core, AMD, goal, Singapore, power consumption, platform, chipset

Quad-core Opteron faster at virtualization, AMD says

October 10, 2006 "Barcelona" processor has features to share multiple operating systems more efficiently. Photo: AMD's Barcelona TAGS: hypervisor, Barcelona, virtualization, AMD Opteron, quad-core, Intel Xeon, AMD, generation, server, memory, Intel, operating system

AMD looks for fix during rough year

June 20, 2007 The next several weeks could dictate whether significant changes are required to get the company back on track and well positioned against Intel. TAGS: Barcelona, quad-core, AMD, supply chain, Intel, server, fix

At Computex, a big push for small PCs

June 5, 2007 Intel and partner Asustek ready a sub-$200 notebook, while Via gets into mini mode. TAGS: Computex, AsusTek Computer, Barcelona, quad-core, Taiwan, notebook computer, Intel, smart phone, AMD, chipset, motherboard, PC

AMD touts power consumption tech in quad core

February 12, 2007 Technology in Barcelona will let all four cores operate at different speeds, depending on their work loads, to curb power. TAGS: power consumption, Barcelona, AMD, quad-core, conference, Intel, server

Intel, AMD vie for server attention

March 1, 2007 Dueling chipmakers try to steer attention to tomorrow's battleground for quad-core server processors. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Barcelona, Intel Xeon, AMD, quad-core, power consumption, Intel, executive vice president, server, attention

Year in review: Chipmakers trade places

December 18, 2007 Intel enjoyed improved sales, while AMD did its best to limit the damage during a year plagued by a key product delay. TAGS: chip company, Barcelona, transistor, AMD, AMD Opteron, Intel, quad-core, Dell

Week in review: Chips down for AMD?

August 24, 2007 AMD grapples with chip challenges, Google rethinks video, and Apple's late harvest. Also: gazing into TV's future. TAGS: Barcelona, AMD, Week in review, YouTube, glitch, quad-core, Google Inc., TV, video, server, PC

Intel on lookout for next big thing

September 17, 2007 Intel Developer Forum this week will zero in on upcoming chips. Areas for longer-term growth aren't quite so clear. TAGS: Intel Developer Forum, Intel, quad-core, manufacturing, chip company, AMD, Barcelona, event, U.S., PC

Chipmakers add up their advances

October 11, 2006 At the Fall Processor Forum, chipmakers talk speed and arithmetic. NEC, meanwhile, readies a digital olive branch. TAGS: chip company, Sun Sparc, NEC Electronics Corp., AMD Opteron, Barcelona, AMD, quad-core, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, IBM Corp., blog, multimedia, Intel

AMD's sales chief to leave company

August 23, 2007 The departure of Henri Richard, the primary sales executive, comes as the chipmaker prepares to release a key new processor. TAGS: departure, AMD, Barcelona, chip company, quad-core, leadership, CEO, server, PC

Intel inside again for new Google servers

January 25, 2007 Resurgent chipmaker has reclaimed an exacting and prestigious customer that had chosen AMD-based x86 servers for the last year. TAGS: Pat Gelsinger, AMD Opteron, Intel, fortune, AMD, Intel Xeon, chip company, Barcelona, power consumption, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Google Inc., quad-core, dual-core, blog, Apple Computer

AMD shows loss on merger costs

January 23, 2007 ATI acquisition took a big chunk of AMD's profits in the fourth quarter, and a decline in server processor prices didn't help. TAGS: AMD, gain, merger, multi-core, AMD Opteron, profit, pricing, manufacturing, Intel, quad-core, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Intel Pentium 4, Barcelona, acquisition, ATI Technologies, Intel Pentium
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